Within a Song

Within a Song
Studio album by John Abercrombie Quartet
Released	April 27, 2012
Recorded	September 2011 Avatar Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	61:11
Label	ECM ECM 2254
Producer	Manfred Eicher
John Abercrombie chronology
Wait Till You See Her (2008) Within a Song (2012) 39 Steps (2013)

Within a Song is an album by guitarist John Abercrombie's Quartet with saxophonist Joe Lovano, bassist Drew Gress, and drummer Joey Baron recorded in 2012 and released on the ECM label^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
The Guardian	[2]
The Australian	[3]

The Guardian's review by John Fordham awarded the album 4 stars stating "this all-star group constantly demonstrate how joyous that can sound without winding up the volume".^[2] JazzTimes observed "in typical crystalline ECM fashion, Within a Song plays tricks with its role models, pushing envelopes that were elastic to begin with".^[4] The Australian's John McBeath wrote "This is a valuable collection by two old masters in a nostalgic, relaxed setting of expert craftsmanship".^[3] Stereophile correspondent Fred Kaplan noted "Within a Song is something of a high-wire act: delicate music of an uninsistent intensity, a quiet swing, that hangs together or collapses on the ensemble's sustenance of balance".^[5]

Track listing

All compositions by John Abercrombie except as indicated

1. "Where Are You" (Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh) - 5:54
2. "Easy Reader" - 6:37
3. "Within a Song/Without a Song" (John Abercrombie/Billy Rose, Edward Eliscu, Vincent Youmans) - 7:55
4. "Flamenco Sketches" (Miles Davis) - 6:34
5. "Nick of Time" - 5:57
6. "Blues Connotation" (Ornette Coleman) - 6:11
7. "Wise One" (John Coltrane) - 9:12
8. "Interplay" (Bill Evans) - 6:26
9. "Sometime Ago" (Sergio Mihanovich) - 6:25

Personnel

• John Abercrombie — guitar
• Joe Lovano — tenor saxophone
• Drew Gress — bass
• Joey Baron — drums

References